National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1887-06-16
Speaker Carlisle.


discover that the man is sunnerved by fright, |
or otherwise; every friend Of his will ex-
clsim P. P. C.-pity poor Carlisle. secre-
tary Fairchild can claim that the speaker
has adopted in part his suggestions, which
must be q source OF consolation to the Sec
retary In his loneliness.
The speaker says that "the business men
of the country are becoming uneasy on ac-
count Of the contraction Of the currency.
> Unless something is done to al
lay apprehensions we may have monetary
crisis or panic before the time for the regu-
lar meeting OF Congress-"
Again, he says; SIN my opinion the abso-
lutely necessary thing to do Is to reduce the
revenue at the earliest possible moment"
King James of England said, "If you
double the tax you halye the revenue; II
you halve the tax you double the revenue"
II this is good authority, horizontal reduo-
tion of the tariff will not work reduction
of the revenue.
The speaker continues his remarks in as
dszed condition as man cropping his
way in the dark, but finally reaches light,
and exclaims: "This false financial and
revenue system was not created by the
present administration or the Democratic
party and we are not responsible for 1t, but
it exists, and we have 1t to deal with as best
we can under the circumstances"
When Speaker Carlisle uttered these
words his conscience must have priclied
him, for he must have remembered that II
was his usurpaton of power that prevented
the removal of the tobacco tax, amounting
annually to nearly $30,000,0O0, and the re-
duction Of the sugar tax, and other taxes,
which would have aggregated $50, 100000.
The truth is, Speaker Carlisle was run by
the tobacco monopolists. The people now
know 1t, and Mr. Carlisle, with an ambition
yaulting high for the chief magistracy of
the nation, has been stripped Of leadership,
reduced his pretensions, and accepts the
situation in the following Words
think Mr.. Cleveland will be renominated
md elected. There are many reasons for this
opinion, but the principal one Is that the
present administration has been honest, c1a-
servatiye and patriotic; the business of the
country has been prosperous; the people have
been contented, and there is no good reason,
so fer as can see, why there should be any a.
tempt TO make change. He has tho conf
dcnce of the business community.
This cannot be said of Speaker Carlisle.
He has not the confidence of the country
and should not be permitted to appoint the
committees OF the House of Representa-.
tives that will shape the legislation for tn Q
country.
The President does know that his admin
istration of the government has been en-
barrassed, complicated, and almost wrecked
by the want of business sense Of the Demo
cratic House of Representatives Of the
forty ninth Congress, under the lead and
dictation of Speaker Carlisle. He, there
fore, may well distrust the action of the
fftieth Congress with Carlisle at the head;
yet the responsibility is upon him to act
and give the representatives OF the
people an opportunity to legislate.
Relief must come, and that promptly.
The exports Of the country are less
than the imports by $l5,OoO,oOO per
month. The circulating medium is being
absorbed by the Treasury at the rate OF
$1O,OOO,OOO per month. The great staple
products are shrinking in value. 1t will
take two bushels Of wheat Of this crop, at
farm valuation, to pay the Indebtedness
that one bushel would have paid when this
administration came into power. Expan-
sion OF the currency, not contraction, must
be the policy of the government, and that
suddenly, or ruin awaits the debtor, and the
removal OF the administration now In
power must follow.